Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hochelaga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: hochela-ga
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.

Obsolete

name

A former rural municipality of the Island of Montreal, County of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Canada East, United Province of Canada.

Obsolete

name

A former county of the Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion of Canada.

Obsolete

name

A former town in the Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Obsolete

name

A former district of the City of Montreal, Island of Montreal, District of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Dated

name

An area of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, City of Montreal, Island of Montreal, Region of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Example Sentences

"From the entrance vp to Hochelaga is three hundred leagues."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Hochelaga, from Laurentian osheaga (“waterfall”), referring to the Lachine Rapids.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Hochelaga, osheaga

Usage

Phrases

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

Questions

What does hochelaga mean?: A former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.
Where does hochelaga come from?: It is traced to French.

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